Open Source Software At A Crossroads Over the years we’ve seen different approaches to monetizing open source, and we have examples of them all in the past year’s exits: Sell support and services (Heptio acquired by VMware VMW -1.98%) Sell managed open source ( MongoDB as-a-service) Have an open source core, sell the bits around …

Open source monetization startup Tidelift raises $25m series B The idea is that companies are willing to pay for open source when they can receive guarantees around issues like critical vulnerabilities and long-term support. In addition, Tidelift handles the mundane tasks of setting up open source for commercialization such as handling licensing issues. Read full …

Most do not understand that the EU’s new regulations are not really about privacy and copyright, they are about killing #GoogleGestapo and particularly Google, Instagram, and YouTube. Any image, any video, that displays any brand leads to an “all stop” that requires checking and approval by the brand owner before publishing. This could be interpreted …

The new word processor wars: A fresh crop of productivity apps are trying to reinvent our workday For notes and docs, there’s Quip, Notejoy, Slite, Zenkit, Notion and Agenda. For spreadsheets, there’s Bellevue, Wash.-based Smartsheet, as well as Airtable, Coda and, although it’s a very different take on the spreadsheet, Trello. The list goes on …

OPEN VALUE: Accounting for value created in open collaborative networks – the case of SENSORICA “A value network is a business analysis perspective that describes social and technical resources within and between businesses. The nodes in a value network represent people (or roles). [1]” Inspired by the abstract concept of the “value network”, Sensorica is …

Here’s What the Big Tech Companies Know About You The below chart severely understates what can be known about individuals, families, communities, and demographics. It does not consider the data obtained by recursing across data, for example, medical issues, arrests, gun registrations, etcetera. This is where Amazon is making its play for the police state …